Ben McAdoo says Philadelphia Eagles are 'gonna have a hard time handling success' and more news

Posted July 13, 2018 at 5:30 AM

Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles shakes hands with head coach Ben McAdoo of the New York Giants after their game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 22, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Today's Philadelphia Eagles links focus on some barbs launched by a former foe Thursday evening.

The New York Giants fired Ben McAdoo after a 2-10 start in McAdoo's second season as the team's coach. He watched as the Eagles went on their playoff run and won Super Bowl LII. He doesn't think the success will last, though.

"I think Philly, how much success has Philly had?" McAdoo told the New York Post in his first public comments since his firing. "I think they're gonna have a hard time handling success.

McAdoo squared off with Doug Pederson and the Eagles three times in his brief tenure. He won the first meeting in 2016, but the Birds got the better of him the second time they met and in Week 3 of the 2017 season. McAdoo said he expects the Giants to win the NFC East this season, and he approved of many of their offseason moves.

"Dallas, I like their offensive line, but how long have we been saying that?" McAdoo said. "Their defense, they got a bunch of young guys playing DB, Sean Lee is banged up a lot, and their D-line, they got a bunch of guys getting in trouble all the time. And Washington is Washington, right?"

It's a wide-ranging and candid interview with McAdoo, who will sit out this season before trying to break into the coaching ranks in 2019. He doesn't pull any punches with his former players, and the 41-year-old is open in a way not many coaches are.

But his take on the Eagles, who made some savvy moves of their own in free agency and bring back largely the same core as last season, should raise some eyebrows.